/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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>>1072096
>>1072094
>>1072089
You are literally my boomer fathers old plans for the car before he sold it to me. And it's BLUUUUUGH
But hey, whatever floats your boat.

>>1071960
yeah I'll probably skip that, but a PA system with a cable mic in the car wouldn't be a bad idea at all, me thinks.

And I just remembered one of the most important things: my ham radio. I've got a general license, so I should probably grab a Baofeng BF-9500 and shove it in the glove box. Now I just need to think of ways to mount an antenna non-permanently that won't scratch my $200 paint job.

>>1071706
this is definitely getting added

>>1071651
I'm concerned about insurance value, not resale; this won't be for sale as long as I can help it.

>>1071653
With a NEWER system. One which *still* needs at least a three belt crank pulley, which I don't have and don't want to put on.

>>1071625
....she weights 2,300lbs. With me in it, 2,485.

>>1071615
You underestimate thd weight if an A/C system. With a condenser, evaporator, lines, and other ancillary items, you're getting close to 40lbs.

Also, I've swapped out my 4 belt pulley for a 2 belt pulley for less rotating mass on the crankshaft.

>>1071590
having it on the vehicle (or at least the provision for it) isn't illegal. The shotgun-hood pic would be illegal if the shotgun was actually mounted (and used on public roads), but the provision and mounting brackets/plates and controls for it would be completely legal.

>>1071569
>Does the car have airconditioning? you should add that.
no no no no no, I don't want that parasitic loss and weight if I don't need it (and I don't)

I was thinking sort of more spy shit sorta, like on the lines of the lights and sirens, maybe a hidden trap door, pic related; stuff that might be useful and maybe semi-legal but cool none the less. Not really into creature comforts, I'd be driving this car to get away from that stuff.

That said, your mention about the Ford sill lights is intriguing, I will have to look into that.

I was also maybe thinking of integrating some active aerodynamics or some sort, with a rear spoiler that looks like a standard 432R spoiler, but tilts according to your speed, to provide more down force. That would be a hell of a lot of work, though.

Oh yeah, and I also need to think about a concealed compartment to hide a gun in. That's a must as well.

>>1071425
>>1071453
Okay ya need to take about 20% off the top there, bud

I like the inverter idea and the USB ports, and I'm gonna have rally lights by the front grill for sure, so that fixes the fog light issue. And the rear lights for backing up? Genius. The laser diffuser is gonna be researched, and I already was gonna have a Valentine-1 setup for the radar. Plus the dashcam was a no brainer.

But I enjoy the analog gauges. The simple seats, the two speaker system, the basic center console.

But this is a sports car of a bygone era, where things were simple and light weight. The "low gas" light was a novelty for the time. So I guess I'm going for hidden, yet useful things that don't take away from the overall ambiance and feel of the driving experience. Cm

>>1071342
eh, if it lessens the risks of me becoming a real faggot in prison against my will because someone died on the highway, I'll take it.

>>1071306
awesome, thanks for the advice

>>1071321
electronic door locks
nigga I ain't shavings the sexy as fuck manual locks

>>1071304
in my state, having the lights and siren isn't illegal, using it is. And there is an extenuating circumstance clause, which bumps the impersonation felony down to a non-violent misdemeanor. So I'm comfortable with the risk, at least in my state.

I was also thinking of hard wiring one of these SIM card GPS trackers in there, so I don't have to worry about it dying on me. This thing'll be worth about $15k when I'm done, so I'd hate for Jamal to steal it in the night (if he can get past my ignition cut off, battery cut off, fuel cut off, ignition breaker, and wheel lock that is) and not have a way to track it.

I'm thinking of installing some POV lights on the front grill, near the top of the windshield inside the car and the top of the hatch glass inside the car. Because if I have to get anywhere quickly for whatever emergency reason, I want to do it as safely as possible, which means being as lit up and loud as possible. Yes, it might land me a misdemeanor, but if it means other drivers will be in a safer position, I will do it.

So I'm rewiring my car (1972 Datsun 240Z) with a "universal" 22 circuit wiring harness kit from E-Z Wiring, and with all my stock equipment in, I'm only using 12 circuits.

That leaves me with a looooot of loom and room to play with.

I've already sourced a two-tone siren, and I have my greatest Pick-N-Pull find, an F.I.A.M.M dual trumpet horn with compressor for like $6. Sounds like a train horn.

Regardless, I still have 10 more circuits to play with. What should I install?

>pic related, what's she's getting terrifyingly close to looking like

>>1026443
Holy hell, is that a quarter of an inch gap?


what size wire are you using?

I'd be hard pressed to do that with 0.35; I think the only way I'd be able to do it is like 550-IPM and 24 volts. And that's a maaaaaybe.

>>1025401
Harbor Freight (shit chinese tools here in the U.S.) sells this exact kit for, wait for it....

$6 USD.

Buy a real Dremel, not this knock off.

>>916411
A gun would be a start.

CAN'T. LET. THREAD. DIIIIE.

>>905896
>>906292
GIMME MORE PLAAAAAANS

>>818700
ask /o/

>>799066
>I think the case will actually be fine, aside from the casting and machining tolerance required. The pressed crank will have main bearings in place.
except six? In a line? Seems a bit insane to expect it to have good torsional rigidity when spinning at 10,000RPM.

Maybe pressed together and then welded? I'd have a one time use crank then, though....

>>799018
nice choice and cool engine, but that engine was mounted transversely, while I'd prefer a traditional longitudinal mounting in a chassis. Air cooling an engine with six cylinders with just air gets difficult, unless I were to get a body on the go kart with good air vents.

>>799021
literally no bearing on the subject of cooling, but thank you regardless.

>>798253
>Damn, I envy your freedom. The amount of legislative bullshit a car needs to have here is enough to completly negate any kind of car manufacturing that isn't already a giant corporation.
>And the only guns we don't register are pre 1885 designed black powder guns and air guns with less than 17 J muzzle energy.
I... I am so sorry, fellow /diy/er.

Even living here in California (also known as Kalifornistan), I can build and not register my own guns, and do anything I damn well please to a car if it's older than 1975. Any engine, anything (as long as it has the stock safety equipment like blinkers, seat belts, etc).

Hell, cars older than 1965 don't even have to have seat belts!

Also, we don't have car safety inspections here. The only "inspection" we have is a smog inspection to see if your car passes emissions regulations, and that's only for cars newer than 1975.